Article
Leukocyte counts and macrophage phenotypes in induced sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from normal subjects.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Sept 1998
Lensmar C, Elmberger G, Sandgren P, Sköld C M, Eklund A
Abstract excerpt
It is unclear whether leukocytes in induced sputum (IS) and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) represent the same cell populations. To compare leukocyte counts and macrophage phenotypes and investigate any measurable dithiothreitol (DTT)-mediated effect on macrophage immunocytochemical staining results...
Topics
- Adult
- Antigens, CD
- Bronchial Provocation Tests
- Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid
- Female
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Leukocyte Count
- Macrophages, Alveolar
- Male
- Phenotype
- Reference Values
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Smoking
- Sputum
- Statistics, Nonparametric